Before the Dying of the Light explained
| Director: | Ali Essafi |
| Producer: | Ali Essafi for Cinemaat Productions |
| Cinematography: | Archives Material |
| Editing: | Chaghig Arzoumanian |
| Animator: | Mohamed Slaoui-Andaloussi |
| Runtime: | 70 minutes |
| Country: | Morocco |
| Language: | Moroccan Arabic, French |
Before the Dying of the Light (Tifinagh: ⵓⵜⵔ ⴷⴻⵔⵜ ⵜⵉⴼⵔⵙ) is a 2020 documentary film directed and produced by Moroccan filmmaker Ali Essafi.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Synopsis
The documentary chronicles the revolution of Moroccan avant-garde cinema in the 1970s under Hassan II's repressive reign,[5] through a collage of archival footage, posters and magazine covers, jazz music,[6] and animations.
Awards and accolades
!Award!| IDFA ReFrame Award for Creative Use of Archive | Nominated |
| IDFA Award for Best Mid-Length Documentary | Nominated | |
Notes and References
- News: Kenny. Glenn. 2021-03-18. ‘Before the Dying of the Light’ Review: Moroccan Cinema’s Attempted Revolution. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-11-09. 0362-4331.
- Web site: AFAC. 2021-11-09. www.arabculturefund.org.
- Web site: Watch Before the Dying of the Light MoMA Virtual Cinema Streaming MoMA. 2021-11-09. The Museum of Modern Art. en.
- Web site: Before The Dying Of The Light (2020) Movie Review from Eye for Film. 2021-11-09. www.eyeforfilm.co.uk.
- Web site: Before the Dying of the Light. 2021-11-09. Doha Film Institute. en-US.
- Web site: Aftab. Kaleem. 2020-11-27. How Black Power, Jazz Music Inspired Morocco’s Rebel Cinema of the 1970s. 2021-11-09. Variety. en-US.
